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I'm a classic ectomorph aged at 18, I've been hitting the gym hard for about a month now and have been able to observer some sort of progress with both machines and free weights.
However, even though ...

Hi I'm 16 years and 10months old. My height is 5'5'' and weight is only 47kg.
I'm too much thin so that I haven't any girlfriend. I want to be healthy. I want to start weight gaining workout. But I'm ...

Pushups are often recommended as a shoulder healthy alternative for training chest, so I am wondering is it better to overload weight for pushups once you can do 20+ perfect form normal pushups or is ...

I'm in a bulk phase, and found myself with more time in the mornings for workouts.
I isolate and work specific muscle groups hard (high weight, moderate reps), 6 days a week and rest for one day. The ...

Recently I was shown changes in my pant size from last year of same month and the width was like half of finger size wider from what was last year. I do have tummy but it got me thinking as I use to ...

Been tall and skinny all my life barely started putting some muscle on but still having a huge problem with getting to where my ideal weight should be around 175 lbs. I stay stuck at 160-165 lbs. I am ...

Would working the same muscle group - twice in the same day - cause worthwhile extra muscle fiber tearing to later gain mass? Or is this not worthwhile (the extra tearing is only marginal) given the ...

I have just completed a popular mass building program by Jim Stoppani called "Shortcut to Size". I found it to be really well designed. There are subtle variations in exercises that become noticeable ...

I am a 22 year old guy with elbow problems. Eight years before, I fell down from the stairs and my elbow fractured. The doctor could not help me, so I am physically disabled. I cannot straighten my ...

My intuition tells me the following:
Let's assume on top of my regular diet, I eat a cupcake and as a result of eating that cupcake I put on 50g of fat.
Now lets let's assume instead of eating one of ...

I first encountered the 5 sets of 3, 2, 1 reps instruction here.
Some say those are movement timings for concentric contraction, pause and eccentric contraction. Somewhere else, there where theories ...

Christian Bale for the "The Machinist" and Hugh Jackman for "The Wolverine". These two celebrities went too far to reach perfection in their role.
Has anyone this community happened to be with these ...

I'm currently a very skinny 59.7kg, 6'1, non-vegetarian and I want to almost double my weight to 90-100kg how can I do this over a very short(ish) period of time? (6 months)
I don't want to gain "Lean ...

I'm 16.5 years old and my height is 5ft 4.5inch. My weight is 45.5 kg. Everybody says that I'm very thin. How can I gain muscle and look like a healthy man? I want to create quality muscle as well.
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I ask this question because I have been on a low-calorie diet and have been working out on my total gym once or twice a day and walking 2-2.5 miles a day five days a week for the past two weeks. In ...

I'm 21 and I'm 178cm with 71 kg.
I would like to reach 80kg.
I went to gym first 1,5 moths ago and I go to gym 3 times a week for 1 hour. (1 or more)
I like in a university dorm so I can't eat a lot ...

My mom has gained so much weight over the last few years that she's having a really hard time getting around. She's a really great mom, so I don't want to make it sound like she's not as good of a mom ...

I am working guy, I want to increase my weight, but the thing is I won't be able to do workout due to the work. But I have dumbbells and iron bar for regular exercise. Should I take a weight gainer ...

I am 26 MALE, Height 6 FT, and my weight is 105LBS. I have been skinny my whole life. I gone through a lot in my life. alot of insults, everybody laughs at me. I want to end all of this now. I want to ...

My height is 155cm and weight is 36.5kg. i posted it if someone can help me out. I need to know how much weight i can lift given that data or their any other app that calculate it. I am underweight ...

I'm 6.5 feet and only weight about 160-170lbs. My nutrition is very healthy and I eat a lot - seriously a lot. I found some good websites with good recipes for a healthy way of life. Fish, Meat, Milk, ...

I want this settled once and for all.
Over the past few years, I have heard (and read) almost a perfect 50/50 split on what the best technique is for gaining muscle mass (bulking).
Some sources say ...

Any of you probably now, that if you want a good muscles, then you need a good supply (it's an pretty obvious truth), so to gain mass it is probably good to eat six or even more times a day (I meet ...

I just turned 18 last month , and I'm tired of looking skinny.My body already shows well-defined muscles but they are too small. I surfed through the internet and found out , I might be cateogrized in ...

A girl, 16 and BMI is 16.8. I'm underweight and I really blank what to do since I cant really gain weight even if I eat A LOT, all that it does is making my belly bloat. I have a really tiny frames ...

I've been heavily involved in running over the past few years and now want to bulk up and increase strength and weight.
I've read some questions on here about weight training for beginners however I ...

I know I won't lose or gain weight if I lift and eat my exact calorie requirement (including the calories burnt during a workout) - but what will happen to my bodyfat percentage? Will no muscle grow ...

For the past week I have been eating about 200 calories a day to lose weight for a wrestling meet tomorrow. As a result I have dropped 5 pounds in the last week but do not feel at my full strength. I ...